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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Researchers reconstruct beautiful house in Pompeii by using 3-D technologyBy combining traditional archaeology with 3-D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed to reconstruct a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius thousands of years ago. Unique video material has now been produced, showing their creation of a 3-D model of an entire block of houses.http://phys.org/news/2016-10-reconstruct-beautiful-house-pompeii-d.html
Engineering Wed, 05 Oct 2016 06:13:26 ESTnews394866799Sediments in Gulf of Naples reveal impact on Roman water distribution after Vesuvius eruption(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from France, the U.S., the U.K. and Italy has found evidence of disruptions to the water delivery system in the area around Naples after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes their testing of sediment cores taken from the harbor at Naples, what they found and what their study has revealed about the history of the area.http://phys.org/news/2016-05-sediments-gulf-naples-reveal-impact.html
Archaeology & Fossils Tue, 17 May 2016 08:49:55 ESTnews382693782Exhibit features luxuries of the wealthy 1 percent of Ancient Rome, new info about Mt. Vesuvius eruptionIn AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted and wiped out a favorite vacation hotspot of the wealthiest Roman elites.http://phys.org/news/2016-04-features-luxuries-wealthy-percent-ancient.html
Archaeology & Fossils Wed, 13 Apr 2016 07:14:55 ESTnews379750484Lead found in ink used to write scrolls buried by eruption of Mount VesuviusA team of European researchers has found evidence of lead in the ink used by early Greeks when writing on papyrus scrolls in the town of Herculaneum, near Mount Vesuvius. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes their efforts in analyzing the ancient scrolls, and note that the finding pushes back the date of first use of metals in ink by four or five hundred years.http://phys.org/news/2016-03-ink-scrolls-eruption-mount-vesuvius.html
Archaeology & Fossils Tue, 22 Mar 2016 08:20:01 ESTnews377844411Slight surface movements on the radarScientists are making advances in the use of satellite radar data – such as those from the Sentinel-1 mission – to monitor Earth's changing surface.http://phys.org/news/2015-03-slight-surface-movements-radar.html
Earth Sciences Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:20:03 ESTnews346400091Latrines, sewers show varied ancient Roman dietArchaeologists picking through latrines, sewers, cesspits and trash dumps at Pompeii and Herculaneum have found tantalizing clues to an apparently varied diet there before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed those Roman cities in 79 A.D.http://phys.org/news/2014-11-latrines-sewers-varied-ancient-roman.html
Archaeology & Fossils Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:42:45 ESTnews335187755Rain triggers latest collapse in ancient PompeiiA section of wall around an ancient shop in Pompeii is the latest casualty of rain in one of Italy's most popular archaeological sites.http://phys.org/news/2014-03-triggers-latest-collapse-ancient-pompeii.html
Archaeology & Fossils Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:44:31 ESTnews313062259Ancient Pompeii to get 105 mn euro makeoverThe long-neglected Roman city of Pompeii will get a 105-million euro ($142-million) makeover partly funded by the EU starting on Wednesday, a day after former site managers were put under investigation for corruption.http://phys.org/news/2013-02-ancient-pompeii-mn-euro-makeover.html
Archaeology & Fossils Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:50:16 ESTnews279359409Unrestricted access to the details of deadly eruptionsDetails of around 2,000 major volcanic eruptions which occurred over the last 1.8 million years have been made available in a new open access database, complied by scientists at the University of Bristol with colleagues from the UK, US, Colombia and Japan.http://phys.org/news/2013-01-unrestricted-access-deadly-eruptions.html
Earth Sciences Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:02:57 ESTnews277718546Similar organisms deal with life in the extreme differently, research findsLife in extreme environments – hot acids and heavy metals, for example – can apparently make very similar organisms deal with stress in very different ways, according to new research from North Carolina State University.http://phys.org/news/2012-09-similar-life-extreme-differently.html
Cell & Microbiology Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:00:11 ESTnews267704623Orbiting astronauts chat with Italy's president(AP) -- The astronauts circling Earth got another VIP call from Rome on Monday.http://phys.org/news/2011-05-orbiting-astronauts-chat-italy.html
Space Exploration Mon, 23 May 2011 11:35:29 ESTnews225368916Life and death (and sex and sewage) in a Roman townForget your preconceptions about the civilised, sparkling, white cityscapes of the ancient world: Real-life Pompeii was an altogether more sordid proposition, as Cambridge classicist Mary Beard is set to explain.http://phys.org/news/2010-12-life-death-sex-sewage-roman.html
Archaeology & Fossils Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:47:52 ESTnews211564048Chilean eruption highlights risk from 'rhyolitic' volcanoesMagma from a Chilean volcano shot through Earth's crust at around a metre (3.25 feet) per second, a speed highlighting the perils from so-called rhyolitic volcanoes, scientists reported on Wednesday.http://phys.org/news/2009-10-chilean-eruption-highlights-rhyolitic-volcanoes.html
Earth Sciences Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:30:01 ESTnews174143402Lebanon cave takes on Amazon for spot in new seven wondersLebanon's Jeita Grotto on Tuesday was selected as one of 28 finalists for the seven natural wonders of the world, facing the Amazon, Mount Vesuvius and others for a spot on the prestigious list.http://phys.org/news/2009-07-lebanon-cave-amazon.html
Environment Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:10:01 ESTnews167403183Computer scientist to 'unroll' papyrus scrolls buried by VesuviusOn Aug. 24, 79 A.D., Italy's Mount Vesuvius exploded, burying the Roman towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii under tons of super-heated ash, rock and debris in one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history.http://phys.org/news/2009-05-scientist-unroll-papyrus-scrolls-vesuvius.html
Computer Sciences Sun, 24 May 2009 15:27:19 ESTnews162397576Vesuvius, the world's most closely watched volcanoNearly 2,000 years after wiping out Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius is among the most closely monitored volcanoes in the world, its every shudder recorded.http://phys.org/news/2009-04-vesuvius-world-volcano.html
Earth Sciences Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:06:19 ESTnews159599107